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0 pointsesrauch13y ago0 comments

There are dozens of rules someone could already have on the page that would break it, why make a special case for box-sizing?

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Skalman13y ago

Because it's not unheard of to set * { box-sizing: border-box; }. In the same way, you shouldn't assume margin, padding or font-size to be anything in particular.

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0 pointsesrauch13y ago0 comments

There are dozens of rules someone could already have on the page that would break it, why make a special case for box-sizing?

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Skalman13y ago

Because it's not unheard of to set * { box-sizing: border-box; }. In the same way, you shouldn't assume margin, padding or font-size to be anything in particular.

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